SECOND POEM

 Morning again, nothing has to be done, 
 maybe buy a piano or make fudge.

At least clean the room up for sure like my farther I've done flick 
 the ashes & butts over the bed side on the floor.

But frist of all wipe my glasses and drink the water 
 to clean the smelly mouth.

A nock on the door, a cat walks in, behind her the Zoo's baby 
 elephant demanding fresh pancakes-I cant stand these
 hallucinations aney more.

Time for another cigerette and then let the curtains rise, then I 
 knowtice the dirt makes a road to the garbage pan 
No ice box so a dried up grapefruit.

Is there any one saintly thing I can do to my room, paint it pink 
 maybe or instal an elevator from the bed to the floor,
 maybe take a bath on the bed?
Whats the use of liveing if I cant make paradise in my own 
 room-land?
For this drop of time upon my eyes
like the endurance of a red star on a cigerate
makes me feel life splits faster than sissors.

I know if I could shave myself the bugs around my face would 
 disappear forever.

The holes in my shues are only temporary, I understand that.

My rug is dirty but whose that isent?
There comes a time in life when everybody must take a piss in 
 the sink -here let me paint the window black for a minute.

Thro a plate & brake it out of naughtiness-or maybe just 
 innocently accidentally drop it wile walking around the 
 tabol.

Before the mirror I look like a sahara desert gost, 
 or on the bed I resemble a crying mummey hollaring for air, 
 or on the tabol I feel like Napoleon.

But now for the main task of the day - wash my underwear - 
 two months abused - what would the ants say about that?
How can I wash my clothes - why I'd, I'd, I'd be a woman if I did 
 that.

No, I'd rather polish my sneakers than that and as for the floor 
 its more creative to paint it then clean it up.

As for the dishes I can do that for I am thinking of getting a job in 
 a lunchenette.

My life and my room are like two huge bugs following me 
 around the globe.

Thank god I have an innocent eye for nature.

I was born to remember a song about love - on a hill a butterfly 
 makes a cup that I drink from, walking over a bridge of
 flowers.


Dec.
 27th, 1957, Paris

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